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The WHO Collaborating Centre is committed to assisting countries to develop strategic information to guide more effective responses to HIV. One of our central concerns in providing technical assistance is to ensure that surveillance systems are based on the best biological and behavioural methods and that the information obtained from surveillance meets the needs for the development of HIV prevention and control.
We provide technical assistance in the following areas and aspects relevant to HIV surveillance:
- Assessment of the quality of existing HIV surveillance systems, including STI and behavioural surveillance
- Identification of priority groups and areas where HIV surveillance needs to be established
- Assistance in identification and implementation of operational research and pre-surveillance assessment
- Assistance in implementation of surveillance surveys, including clinic- and facility- based surveillance, and population-based surveys among most-at-risk groups
- Development of surveillance protocols and operation manuals
- Selection of HIV and STI tests and testing algorithms
- Training of surveillance professionals and field staff who work on survey implementation
- Analysis and interpretation of data, and report writing
- Development of HIV surveillance strategy, workplans and budgets for HIV surveillance
A short overview of the technical assistance projects undertaken by the WHO Collaborating Centre since 2005
The technical assistance to the National AIDS Control Programme in Azerbaijan in 2007 included carrying out pre-surveillance assessment before implementation of bio-behavioural surveys among FSW and IDUs, and assistance in design and implementation of the surveys. In 2009 and 2010, we have assisted in carrying out pre-surveillance assessment and an RDS survey among MSM in Baku.
The work in Belarus focused on the capacity building in HIV programme monitoring and evaluation. The aim of the course was to provide participants with practical guidance on how to design and carry out evaluation of HIV programmes in groups at higher risk of HIV, and how to conduct the evaluation of larger-scale HIV prevention interventions. Participants have also learned the principles of conducting population size estimation studies and HIV data triangulation. The content of the training addressed the findings from the recent review of the M&E system in Belarus. The training was carried out in collaboration with the UNDP Office in Belarus and the National AIDS Programme.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The technical assistance was provided to the Ministry of Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina for setting up an M&E system and defining key programme indicators as a pre-condition for signing the approved GFATM grant in 2006. In 2007, we carried out three RDS bio-behavioural surveys among IDUs in three cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our work consisted of planning, design and implementation of the surveys. These were the first such surveys in Bosnia and Herzegovina carried out in a high-risk group. The project was commissioned by the UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina and carried out in collaboration with three local NGOs.
Work in Croatia includes the leading role in the design and implementation of several HIV surveillance surveys. These include the first national-level cluster-based survey on young people's sexual behaviours carried out in 2005, behavioural surveys among migrant workers (sailors, construction workers and truck drivers) using time-location and convenience sampling, a bio-behavioural survey using RDS among MSM and PWID.
In collaboration with the Croatian National Public Health Institute and the University Clinic for Infectious Disease, the Centre's team was the principal investigator in the design and implementation of a bio-behavioural survey using RDS among MSM in Zagreb. The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence of HIV (PCR, ELISA, WB), HCV (PCR), HVB (ELISA), syphilis (TPHA), Chlamydia (PCR on urine and rectal samples), gonorrhea (PCR on urine and rectal samples), HSV (ELISA, WB) as well as the magnitude of risk behaviors among MSM. This was the first study conducted among MSM using a probabilistic sampling method in Croatia, and the most comprehensive such surveys in Eastern Europe. The work of the Centre included:
- Establishing partnerships between key stakeholders including the University Hospital, Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, and the NGOs
- Extensive planning and development of work protocols and staff manuals
- Adaptation of a behavioural questionnaire and RDS forms
- Pre-surveillance assessment and focus group discussions
- Organisation of the RDS site
- Training of staff and follow up supervision
- Data analysis and report writing
During the conference HIV in European Region: Unity and Diversity held in May 2011 in Tallinn, satelite workshop was organized in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Development in Estonia, WHO HQ and GFATM. The aim was to present the process and results of the current HIV triangulation activities in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Moldova, Estonia). The needs, opportunities and benefits of carrying out other HIV data triangulation in the eastern European countries were thoroughly discussed. The Center staff was involved in triangulation in all three countries. As a recommendations rit was stressed the need to include triangulation in GFATM programme reviews and to prepare a resource guide specific to the Region with relevant case studies (e.g. from Estonia, Ukraine, and Republic of Moldova) as the current guidelines focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The mission in 2006 included provision of the training course in HIV surveillance for the staff who work on HIV surveillance at the national level, with an emphasis on surveillance data analysis and interpretation. In 2009, we did a training of site staff on RDS, as part of the preparations to implement RDS surveys among IDUs in several cities in Macedonia.
The Centre staff assisted the National AIDS Programme in Macedonia in 2009 to train field staff in RDS and to design RDS surveys among IDUs, SW and MSM.
In November 2011, the Center staff in collaboration with WHO Country Office in Macedonia held the training course for the main stakeholders to review the STI surveillance system in Macedonia; reviewing the current structure of national STI system and develop the recommendations for its strengthening; prepare detailed report describing current situation on STI surveillance and concrete recommendations for its strengthening.
The Centre staff assisted the National AIDS Programme in Georgia to analyse data from RDS surveys among IDUs in five cities - Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Telavi, Gori, and to write up the report on these surveys.
Assistance in writing-up a research paper Determinants of risky sexual behavior among IDUs in Georgia (Chikovani I, Goguadze K, Bozicevic I, Rukhadze N, Gotsadze G. Unsafe injection and sexual risk behaviors among injecting drug users in Georgia. J Urban Health) which was submitted to AIDS and Behaviour in December 2011.
The terms of reference for this mission in December 2005 were to hold a training workshop on HIV surveillance for disease control managers and epidemiologists from different sectors (Centres for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, prisons organisations, NGOs), and to assist in the development of the second generation HIV surveillance. Technical assistance was also provided to Iran during 2006 and tasks included the development of a 4-years work plan for HIV surveillance, and work plans and the budget for implementing two WHO-funded HIV surveys: (1) a prison-based HIV surveillance survey; (2) an RDS study among non-injecting drug users in Teheran.
The aim of the mission in February 2011 was to review the STI surveillance in Iran; revise the national STI surveillance plan; review and propose plausible was to increase coverage for STI surveillance in clinics in different geographical zones in the country; check the feasibility of linking the data from clinics to other services in a way that patients' outcomes could be followed; develop a 2-year action plan; develop the recommendations for the implementation of the 2-year action plan.
Technical assistance to WHO and NAP Iraq was provided from May-July 2011, and included training workshops in Zagreb in May 2011 and a follow-up training of a field team in Erbil, Iraq in July 2011. In addition to trainings, the Centre staff developed protocols for pre-surveillance assessment in IDUs and prisoners with the focus on the following cities: Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Sulemaniya and Diyala.
The aim of the project in Kosovo in May 2011 was to carry out a training workshop and prepare four study teams for implementation of RDS in IDUs and MSM in Prishtine, and facility-based studies in FSWs in Prizern and Ferizaj, and to support the Kosovo teams in the implementation of these studies.
A mid-term review of the Lithuanian National AIDS programme was commissioned by UNDP. One of the Centre's consultants joined a team that visited key stakeholders in Lithuania and developed a comprehensive analysis of programme achievements and shortfalls.
Technical assistance was provided in 2005 to Montenegro for the development of the 5th round GFATM proposal, development of M&E guidelines and manuals, definition of key indicators, and linkages between the HIV surveillance system and M&E system.
In April 2007 we provided assistance to the NACP Montenegro in implementation of bio-behavioural surveys using RDS among MSM and SW, and training of local staff in pre-surveillance assessment and RDS.
In collaboration with WHO EURO and WHO Collaborating Centre for STIs at University of Orebro, Sweden, we did the assessment of the STI surveillance system in Moldova in 2013 – the report is available at http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/sexually-transmitted-infections/news/news/2014/08/strengthening-of-sti-surveillance-in-the-republic-of-moldova
In 2014, we participated in an ECDC mission that aimed to assess the communicable disease surveillance system, and our role was to evaluate the HIV surveillance system and follow up on the recommendations for the STI surveillance system strengthening that were made in 2013.
The assistance to NAP in Morocco was done in collaboration with WHO EMRO in several areas: evaluation of the HIV surveillance system, HIV data triangulation in the region Souss Massa Draa (done in 2010 and 2011) and assistance in setting up a system of monitoring resistance to antimicrobials in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
In 2013 and 2014 the Croatian Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs provided funding for a an IBBSS based on cluster-based sampling in female seasonale workers in the region Souss Massa Draa. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of HIV and HIV-related risk behaviours in this vulnerable group Two missions were conducted in Morocco related to the survey preparations, training and implementation – one in October 2013 and the other in March 2014.
Technical assistance was provided in April 2013 on evaluation of HIV surveillance system (funded by the Croatian Ministry for Foreign Affairs), and since October 2013 on design of pre-surveillance assessment in MSM and PWID and design of IBBS in PWID in nine cities in Myanmar.
The tasks were to develop a protocol for carrying out the STI prevalence study in ANC clients and STI patients in Oman and to discuss the plans for the studies with the key stakeholders (NAP staff and clinicians working on STI care provision in public and private clinics).
Russian Federation
The Centre staff co-organised and thaught at the training course on Methods for HIV Surveillance and Population Size Estimates in High-Risk Populations, held in November 2009 in St Petersburg. The course was done in collaboration with North-West District AIDS Centre in Saint Peterbsurg, International AIDS Alliance in Ukraine, Moscow Office of the US CDC and WHO Country Office in Moscow. The course was attended by 29 participants from 5 countries. The countries represented were: Azerbaijan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
We also lectured at the training course on HIV Data Triangulation that was held in January 2010 in Moscow, and was organised by UCSF, US CDC and WHO Country Office in the Russian Federation.
Technical assistance was provided to the Ministry of Health and the CCM for the development of the 6th round GFATM proposal in June 2006 and the 8th round GFATM proposal in June 2008.
This mission included an assessment of the STI surveillance system and development of a strategy for the STI surveillance system implementation in Pakistan. We also carried out a workshop on STI surveillance in 2005.
In 2008, we provide technical advice on the Somali bio-behavioural surveys among most-at-risk populations, including all aspects of design, implementation, data analysis and interpretation of results. Our tasks are to review the protocol for a bio-behavioural survey among FSW and an RDS operational manual; review and comment on three additional protocols for truck drivers (likely to be using time location sampling), police and military (likely to be using cluster-based sampling); provide support throughout data collection and advise on the duration of the survey and recruitment of participants; review of data analysis strategy, support for data management and data analysis using RDSAT and STATA; provide comments on the final report.
The work in Sudan carried out in 2006 included the review of the studies done for most-at- risk groups and provision of recommendations to improve the quality and methodological aspects of surveillance of most-at-risk groups; development of protocols for surveillance among FSW, MSM, truck drivers, raksha drivers, prisoners, tea sellers, soldiers and young people. During the mission, we also carried out a training workshop on designing surveillance protocol for most-at-risk populations.
June-August 2011 - Sudanese National AIDS Programme (SNAP) is conducting integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveys (IBSS) using RDS in 15 northern Sudanese states among two populations at increased HIV risks-MSM and FSWs, in total 30 studies were planned. The Centre stuff carried out the following activities:
- Provided technical assisstance to the research team on how to prepare data from RDS studies to be analyzed using RDSAT (respondent-driven sampling analysis tool v6.0.1) software:
- Provide technical assisstance to the research team on how to analyze data using RDSAT and how to write a technical report;
- Facilitate training workshop (focused on points 1 & 2);
- Provide suggestions to the research team regarding the planned RDS studies in the remaining 13 states;
- Analyse four RDS studies - in MSM and FSW in Damazine (Blue Nile state) and Gadarif (Gadarif state) and write up technical repors
In 2009, we carried out a training on Introduction to HIV Surveillance in Asghabat in collaboration with WHO EURO and WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan. The aim of this course was to introduce main concepts and principles of the 2nd generation HIV surveillance to epidemiologists working on communicable disease control. Participants were working in groups with the aim to develop protocols on HIV surveillance among groups at-risk.
In collaboration with the International AIDS Alliance in Ukraine we did a training course in Research Methods for HIV Surveillance in High-Risk Populations in Yalta in 2009. The course was attended by 22 participants from 8 countries in the region.
In 2011-2013 we participated in the HIV data triangulation project together with the Global Health Sciences, UCSF and CDC. The aim of this project was to interpret recent changes in HIV transmission and find out the extent to which HIV prevention programmes, policies and resources are correctly aligned with the epidemic patterns.
WHO CC is since 2012 a sub-recipient of a CDC project grant aimed at strengthening the system of monitoring and evaluation of the national AIDS programme in Ukraine. The principal recipient of a grant is Ukraine AIDS Alliance, and another sub-recipient is UCSF. The aims of the M&E-related Technical Assistance and Improved Data Application in HIV (METIDA) Project are to determine core strategic information gaps in M&E and ways of addressing them; to determine the key unaddressed capacity building needs of decision makers and M&E staff in regards to strategic data collection and use. As part of the project, three training courses were held in 2013 in Ukraine as well as the assessment of the M&E system. Another product was a protocol for a study that will assess the reported mode of HIV transmission in HIV cases in Ukraine in the period 2012-2014.
In May 2007, our staff carried out pre-surveillance assessment among FSW in Aden, and a workshop on pre-surveillance assessment in order to identify the appropriate design for the surveillance survey among FSW. The subsequent mission carried out in November 2007 assisted the NACP in preparations of RDS and training of staff in RDS. The assistance has been also provided during the implementation of RDS and in data analysis.


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Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership is spearheading the Brighton Mainline Alliance, a group of businesses and organisations that support the aim for Government to fully commit to funding strategic investment in the Brighton Mainline, including major redevelopments of East Croydon Station. Develop Croydon is supporting the project with calls for businesses across the region... Read More →
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A planning application for 157 new homes to be built on Lion Green Road car park, and 29 new homes to be built on the Coulsdon Community Centre site, have been submitted by Croydon Council's development company Brick by Brick. The plans include the retention and reprovision of a new public car park of 100... Read More →
Calls for Sadiq to demand more affordable housing in Croydon Partnership scheme
Croydon could miss out on 145 new affordable homes as part of recently approved plans to build a huge shopping centre in south London. Under the new £1.4bn project, up to 967 new homes will be built – with currently only 20% will be affordable. It falls short of Sadiq Khan's pledge for 35% for... Read More →
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Rainy Day Love
March 13, 2012
Satomi Konno – DMP / Digital Manga Guild – 2011 – 1 volume
Another from the DMG on eManga! This one took me by surprise. The first half is a sweet, if somewhat formulaic, story about two former classmates falling in love. It's the second story that gets me every time in this volume, though.
The first story is about Yuta and Shizuno. Former classmates in high school, Yuta has since graduated, and the two now occasionally meet when Shizuno stops by Yuta's family shop. It's pretty standard fare, where a mutual crush works itself out between them, but it's a very adorable take on it. Subsequent chapters are about Yuta and Shizuno exploring the physical aspects of their relationship, with the third about the sex. That one was where the charm of the story really came through for me, and I couldn't get enough of Yuta's innocent probes into the subject, and how best to approach it so that he wouldn't be injured.
The last third of the book focuses on Yuta's brother Shoichi and his best friend Seigo. This story is less about a mutual crush and more about Seigo's unrelenting pursuit of Shoichi for the last 20 years. They're best friends, but try as he might, Seigo can't get Shoichi to take a hint. This one had a taste of drama to it, too, though it has the same happy, adorable tone as the first couple's story. There's a lot of humor here, too. Not only did the idea of Seigo pursuing a clueless Shoichi for twenty years appeal to me, there were also a lot of goofy jokes about how clueless Shoichi really was. I thought this part was much more romantic than the first half, but I did like both stories equally.
I think the way the story was told, for both couples, simply appealed to me. It's a well-told, very light, very humorous, and very romantic book. I usually have more of a taste for dramatic BL, but I couldn't help loving this book. It's been one of my absolute favorites of the DMG releases so far, and I would encourage anyone looking for a light read on eManga to take a look.
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March 14, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Ah shoot, I really want to read this now, it sounds like the type of goofy cute romcom BL that I like, but I've already bought piles of manga this month and I seriously need to show some restraint. I've not yet taken the plunge into digital but after reading tempting reviews of several digital titles my finger is constantly hovering over the click-to-buy button, which I fear will send me zooming straight down the (expensive) slippery slope once I make that first click ^^;


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The Commonwealth of Virginia believes every kid in the state should receive financial support from both parents. Many children do not get the support they need when the one of the parents does not live with the child, and they do not receive support. The VA and child support enforcement is there to help out parents who are in desperate need of support, but are not getting it.
In the year 1975 Congress passed a law that made every state responsible for creating a system that helps with child support in that state. Virginia is no exception, and that agency is the Department of Social Services, and this also includes the division for Child Support Enforcement. Since the year of 1975, the VA and Child Support Enforcement division has helped many parents and their children in numerous ways. Then, in the year 1984, Congress passed even more laws staring that the division had more rights to help with the problems of absentee parents who are failing to provide support for their family.
The VA and Child Support Enforcement Division received an Outstanding Program Award in 2006, which was recognized by the National Child Support Enforcement Association. This award is one of the best a child support agency can receive, and recognizes the effective and outstanding services the agency has performed in receiving the child support they deserve. Virginia's program has served over 484,000 children, as well as collected over $587 million dollars in child support payments. This was for the fiscal year of 2006, which was an actual increase of over five-percent over the previous year. This department continues their efforts each year to be the most cost-effective state in the United States, and has reported that for every dollar spent on the program, an estimated $6.52 is collected in child support payments.
The VA and Child Support Enforcement Agency has helped define the child support process in many innovative ways. For example, they were the very first state in the nation that would subpoena cell-phone providers to get the address and phone numbers from customers who were delinquent in their child-support, and they are now in the process of doing the same thing for cable TV providers. They also pioneered the use of full-page newspaper ads within the state of Virginia showing the pictures of unlocated and severely delinquent noncustodial parents. This agency truly has the best interests of the children they help in mind, as well as the resources to help the parents get the money they owe in child support.↑ Back to Top


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**See below for all Archive and Bids Posted prior to April 1, 2017
**Effective April 1, 2017, All General Service Bidding Opportunities will be posted via MissouriBUYS.
Click here for MissouriBUYS MoDOT Bid Opportunities
**Note: It is the responsibility of the bidder to access MoDOT's website and/or MissouriBUYS in order to obtain any and all addenda(s) issued during the course of this RFB Process.
General Services is located at 830 MoDOT Drive, Jefferson City, MO (behind Central District Office 1511 Missouri Blvd.)
Pre-Bid Attendee List (if applicable) Other Interested Contractors/Subcontractors
**Not a Complete Plan Holders List**
RFB 9-170426SB Mound City Mechanics Building
Mound City drawings
Mound City Mechanics Building Spec
Holt County wage order
Mound city boring report
Mound City Mechanics Building - ADDENDUM 001
Mound City Pre bid sign in sheet
Possible Electrical Sub:
MD Electric LLC
PO Box 316
Stewartsville MO 64490
Phone: 816-646-1539
Kenney-Hall Construction Company
100 Three Springs Loop
Long Lane, MO 65590
RFB 9-170427SB Belton Mechanics Building
Belton Drawings
Belton Mechanics Building Spec
Belton Core Drilling report
Cass County Prevailing wage
RFB 9-170425SB Watson Truck Inspection
Watson drawings
RFB 9-170425SB Watson Truck Inspection Specs
Watson Truck Inspection Boring Report
Atchison County Wage Order
Addendum 001
Watson Pre-bid sign in sheet
Possible disposal site and possible debris removal contact:
Benefiel Truck Repair & Towing
2888 US Hwy. 275
Hamburg, Iowa 51640
March 30, 2017 @
10:30 a.m.
RFB 9-170411SB Savannah Sewer Improvements Project
FY17 NW District Savannah Forcemain Specifications
FY17 NW District Savannah Forcemain Plans
Andrew County Prevailing Wage
RFB 9-170324SB St Joseph Electrician Building Project
St Joseph Electrician Building Siding Drawings
St. Joseph Electrician Building Siding Spec
Buchanan County Prevailing Wage
ADDENDUM 001 - ST Joseph Siding1
RFB 9-170317SB Bunker Mechanics Building
Bunker Mechanics and Cold Storage Building Spec
Bunker Drawings
bunker maint boring report
Dent County Prevailing Wage
ADDENDUM 001 - Bunker Mechanics Building
Bunker Vendor List Sign In Sheet
Other Interested Contractors:
Cahill's Construction Inc.
604 S. Park
P. O. Box 292
Salem, MO 65560
Phone: (573) 729-4119
RFB 9-170314TVM KCDC Mechanical Services
KCDC Mechanical Services Bid Tab
Jackson County Prevailing Wage
RFB 9-170303SB Edgar Springs Forced Main Project
Phelps County Prevailing Wage
11x17 Civil Plans
22x34 Civil Plans
ADDENDUM 002 - Edgar Springs
RFB 9-170224SB Poplar Bluff Paving
Butler County Wage Order
Poplar Bluff Paving Drawings
ADDENDUM 001 - Poplar Bluff
9-170303TV - Generator Maintenance and Loadbank Test
PM Generator Maintenance Requirements1
RFB 9-170210SB Milan Mechanics Building
Milan Mechanic's Bldg. Specifications
Milan Mechanic's Bldg. Plans
Boring Report -Milan Mechanics Building
Sullivan County Wage Order
No attendees at Pre-Bid conference
Interested Masonry Contractor:
Mason Construction
51236 Thrush Road
Milan, MO
(660) 265-3988
RFB 9-170210SB Milan Mechanic Building Bid Tab Award
RFB 9-160105LT Construction and Materials Lab Bldg HVAC Retrofit Replacement
Consruction and Materials Lab Bldg HVAC Retrofit Replacement Specifications
Construction and Materials Lab Bldg HVAC Retrofit Replacement Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Cole County
Addendum 001
RFB 9-161201KH Milan Mechanics Building
Milan Mechanics Building Specifications
Milan Mechanics Building Drawings
Milan Mechanics Building Foundation Drawings
Preliminary Pre-Engineered Building Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Sullivan County
Milan Mechanics Building Foundation Drawings updated
Pre-bid Attendees List
Other Interested Contractor:
Seither & Cherry
Jana McNew
Phone: 319-524-5472
E-mail: email@example.com
Dan Kenney
Phone: 417-345-2868
E-mail: email@example.com
RFB 9-161201KH Milan Mechanic Building Bid Tab
All Bids Rejected
November 15, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
November 18, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-161115KH1 Fulton Wash Bay Enclosure Project
Fulton Wash Bay Enclosure Project Specifications
Fulton Wash Bay Enclosure Project Drawings
Callaway County Wage Order
Callaway County Wage Order - Updated
Other interested contractors:
Jake Long
573-642-6363 (office)
E-mail: email@example.com
Huey Construction Co.
Jo Cunningham
Phone: 573-642-0808
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 417-345-2868
RFB 9-161115KH Winona Pole Barn
Winona Pole Barn Specifications
Winona Pole Barn Drawings
Winona Pole Barn Boring Report
Shannon County Wage Order
Shannon County Wage Order - updated
Interested Supplier
O'Neil Building Systems
David Orlet
618-530-5332 (cell)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Interested Contractor
Todd W. Bruce
Cahills Construction
Phone: 573-426-5305
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
RFB 9-161005KH Perryville Maintenance Building Reroof
Perryville Maintenance Building Reroof Specifications
Perryville Maintenance Building Reroof Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Perry County
RFB 9-161004KH Linn Maintenance Site Project
Linn Maintenance Building Specifications
Linn Cold Storage Building Specifications
Linn Concrete Block Truck Wash Specifications
Linn Fabric Salt Structure Specifications
Linn Maintenance Building Drawings
Linn Cold Storage Building Drawings
Linn Concrete Block Truck Wash Drawings
Linn Fabric Salt Structure Drawings
Linn Maintenance Complex Boring Soil Report
Annual Wage Report - Osage County
Addendum 003 with Drawing
RFB 9-160914KH Springfield Truck Parking Building
Springfield Truck Parking Building Specifications
Springfield Truck Parking Drawings
Boring Report
Annual Wage Order - Greene County
Pre-bid Attendee List
Other Interested Contractor:
Dan Kenney
Kenney-Hall Construction Company
Kevin Rook
Sprouls Construction, Inc.
RFB 9-160720KH Lightning Surge Arrestors and Grounding for GPS Antennas
Lightning Surge Arrestors and Grounding for GPS Antennas Plan Sheet
Annual Wage Orders
Interested Electrical Supplier:
Diversified Supply
Janice Goodwin Brown
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Interested Supplier of Surge Protection Devices:
Citel, Inc.
David Carzoli
E-mail: email@example.com
RFB 9-160714KH Iberia Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Project
Iberia Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Specifications
Iberia Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Miller County
RFB 9-160714KH Iberia Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Project Bid Tab - Award
RFB 9-160713KH New Florence Sewer and Water Connection Project
New Florence Sewer and Water Connect Project Specifications
New Florence Sewer and Water Connection Project Plans
Waterline and Sewer Permit Approvals
Annual Wage Order - Montgomery County
Revised Plan Sheets C1 and C2 - Addendum 001
RFB 9-160713KH New Florence Sewer and Water Connection Project Bid Tab - Award
RFB 9-160623KH Festus Maintenance Building
Festus Maintenance Building Specifications
Festus Maintenance Building Drawings
Transformer Specification
Annual Wage Order - Jefferson County
Festus Boring Report
RFB 9-160615KH1 Osage Beach Reroof and Exterior Modifications Project
Osage Beach Maintenance Building Reroof and Exterior Modifications Specifications
Osage Beach Reroof Drawings
Osage Beach Maintenance Building Reroof and Exterior Modifications Drawings - Updated
RFB 9-160615KH Keytesville Fabric Salt Structure
Keytesville Fabric Salt Structure Specifications
Keytesville Fabric Salt Structure Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Chariton County
RFB 9-160616KH Boonville Office and Restroom Addition
Boonville Office and Restroom Addition Specifications
Boonville Office and Restroom Addition Drawing
Annual Wage Order - Cooper County
Phone 417-345-2868
RFB 9-160609KH Harris Radio Tower
Harris Radio Tower Specifications
Harris As Built Package
Harris Boring Report
June 1, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
June 8, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-160601KH Branson Radio Tower
Branson Radio Tower Spec
MoDOT Standard 901.80D Drawing
Branson As Built Package
Branson Boring Report
Annual Wage Order - Taney County
Annual Wage Order No. 23 - Taney County
RFB 9-160601KH Branson Radio Tower Project Bid Tabulation
All Bids Rejected
RFB 9-160504KH Rolla Truck Wash Door Additions
Rolla Truck Wash Door Additions Specifications
Rolla Truck Wash Door Addition Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Phelps County
RFB 9-160421KH Steelville Truck Wash Door Additions
Steelville Concrete Block Car Wash Door Additions Spec
Steelville Truck Wash Door Addition Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Crawford County
RFB 9-160412KH Barrett Station Truck Wash
Barrett Station Truck Wash Specifications
Barrett Station Truck Wash Plans
Annual Wage Order - St. Louis County
April 7, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
April 13, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-160407KH Sign Shop Reroof
Sign Shop Reroof Specifications
Sign Shop Reroof Drawings
Addendum 002
RFB 9-160407KH Sign Shop Reroof Bid Tabulation Award
RFB 9-140414KH Drake Maintenance Facility Septic System Impovements Project
Drake Maintenance Facility Septic System Improvements Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Gasconade County
Soils Evaluation Report
Revised Drawings - Drake
RFQ 9-160316KHP Plumbing Materials - Carrollton
RFQ 9-160316KHH HVAC Materials - Carrollton
Jefferson City, MO
601 W. Main St. AND
1617 MO. Blvd
RFB 9-160301KH Hampton Project Office Reroof
Hampton Project Office Reroof Specifications
Hampton Project Office Reroof Drawings
Annual Wage Order - St. Louis City
Hampton Asbestos and Lead Report
RFB 9-160309KH Eldon Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof
Eldon Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Specifications
Eldon Maintenance Building Siding and Reroof Drawings
Asbestos Report
RFB 9-160225KH Osceola Maintenance Building Addition
Osceola Maintenance Building Addition Specifications
Osceola Maintenance Building Addition Drawings
Annual Wage Order - St. Clair County
Revised Plan Sheets 7 and 10
RFB 9-160211KH SW District Chiller Replacement Project
RFB 9-160211KH SW District Chiller Replacement Bid Tab Award
February 9, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
February 17, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-160209KH Rolla and Steelville Truck Wash Door Additions
Rolla and Steelville Truck Wash Door Additions Specifications
Updated Annual Wage Order - Phelps County
Updated Annual Wage Order - Crawford County
Interested Contractor:
Kevin Hoggard
R.L. Persons Construction, Inc.
Phone: 573-686-1323
Interested Subcontractor:
Sarah Johnson or Mike Miller
Miller Door Co.
Office: 573-364-4027
RFB 9-160209KH Rolla and Steelville Door Addition Bid Tab
RFB 9-160203KH Rushville Maintenance Break Room Addition
Rushville Maintenance Break Room Addition Specifications
Rushville Maintenance Break Room Addition Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Buchanan County
Interested Electrical Subcontractor:
MD Electric, LLC
WBE Contractor
Andrea Stoops
Interested Plumbing and HVAC Subcontractor:
The Waldinger Corporation
Rodney Yurkovich
816-232-6500 ext 8168
Dan E. Kenney
Kenney-Hall Construction Company
RFB 9-160211KH KC Stadium Project Office Remodel
KC Stadium Project Office Remodel Specifications
KC Stadium Project Office Remodel Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Jackson County
Interested Electrical Subcontractor
Blue Bear Inc.
Joseph Lietzke
Interested HVAC subcontractor:
Air Design Heating & Cooling
Phone: 660-429-4800
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contacts: Derek or Elizabeth
RFB 9-160121KH Materials for Building
Carrollton Mechanics and Cold Storage Building Plans
Carrollton Mechanics and Cold Storage Building Specifications
RFB 9-160107KH Fredericktown Working Bays Cold Storage Building
Fredericktown Working Bays Cold Storage Building Specifications
Fredericktown Working Bays Cold Storage Building Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Madison County
Fredericktown Boring Report
Hovey Homes LLC
Matt Hovey
Josh Daugherty
RFB 9-151215KH Jackson Maintenance Building Reroof
Jackson Maintenance Building Reroof Specifications
Jackson Maintenance Building Reroof Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Cape Girardeau County
December 8, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
December 15, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-151208KH Fabric Structure IDC
Annual Wage Order 22
St. Louis, MO
RFB 9-151106KH LED Light Fixtures
Attachment A
RFB 9-151211KH Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project
Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project Specifications
Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Butler County
RFB 9-151211KH Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project Bid Tab
All Bids Rejected
RFB 9-151110KH Kirksville Mechanics Building Project
Kirksville Mechanics Building Specifications
Kirksville Mechanics Building Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Adair County
RFB 9-151119KH Vienna Maintenance Building
Vienna Maintenance Building Specifications
Vienna Maintenance Building Drawings
Vienna Lift Station and Sewer System Connection Drawings and Specifications
Soil Boring Report - Vienna
Annual Wage Order - Maries County
Annual Wage Order - Maries County-updated
Pre-bid Attendee List
Interested Supplier:
CANAM Steel Building Corp
Chris Spurlock
CSE Enterprises
Marty Eimer
Mesker Door
Brigid Patterson
RFB 9-151113KH Nashua Sanitary Sewer System Project
Nashua Sanitary Sewer System Specifications
Nashua Sanitary Sewer System Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Platte County
KC Water Services Approval Letter
Revised Plan Sheets C-3 and C-4
Mike Lynch
Ellingson Companies
Phone: 507-696-6964
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
RFB 9-151104KH Rushville Maintenance Break Room Addition
Interested Supplier for Doors, Frames, and Finish Hardware:
Commercial Opening, Inc
Corwin Yoder
Interested Mechanical and Plumbing Contractor:
The Waldinger Corporation
Glen Verbick
Construction Supply Inc.
Daniel Okstad
RFB 9-151104KH Rushville Break Room Addition
RFB 9-151007KH Williamsburg Septic System Improvements Project
Williamsburg Septic System Improvements Project Drawings
Callaway County Permit Application and Instructions
Callaway County Health Dept Approval
Williamsburg Soils Report
Annual Wage Order - Callaway County
RFB 9-150923KH Mexico Pole Barn
Mexico Pole Barn Specifications
Mexico Pole Barn Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Audrain County
RFB 9-150925KH Beaufort Mechanics Building
Beaufort Mechanics Building Specifications
Beaufort Mechanics Building Drawings
Annual Wage Order - Franklin County
Beaufort Maintenance Building Boring Report
September 9, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.
RFB 9-150924KH Osage Beach Project Office Building
Osage Beach Project Office Specifications
Osage Beach Project Office Plans
Osage Beach Construction Boring Report
Revised Plan Sheets 3, 4, and 20
Revised Plan Sheets 3, 4, 20-stamped
RFB 9-150924KH Osage Beach Project Office Building - Award
RFB 9-150717KH Fuel Pump Replacement Project
Annual Wage Order Number 22
RFB 9-150710KH Mexico Pole Barn
Known Suppliers of Pre-Engineered Pole Barn Packages:
Sentinel Lumber
Danny Farris
Stockade Buildings
Stephen Keith
O'Neil Building Systems
David A. Orlet
Energy Panel Structures, Inc.
Pat Brown
All bids rejected
RFB 9-150708KH King City Maintenance Building
King City Maintenance Building Specifications
King City Maintenance Building Plans
Annual Wage Order - DeKalb County
Addendum 002 - Revised Plan Sheets 14 and 15
King City Pre-Bid Attendee List
Case Electric
Luke Case
June 17, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
June 19, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-150617KH Sedalia Pole Barn
Sedalia Pole Barn Specifications
Sedalia Pole Barn Plans
Annual Wage Order - Pettis County
Interested Suppliers:
Becky Kaiser
Associated Door Company
Phone: 660-826-2968
RFB 9-150618KH Sikeston Working Bays and Cold Storage Building Project
Sikeston Working Bays and Cold Storage Building Specifications
Sikeston Working Bays and Cold Storage Building Plans
Annual Wage Order - Scott County
Other Interested Contractors:
Supplier of Bird Netting
Jamie Fuchs
Action Pest Control
Overhead Doors
Marcus Lamb
Wiese USA
Cell: 314-704-8606 email@example.com
Overhead Door Co.
"Johno" Osborn
RFB 9-150609KH Salt Dome Roof Replacements Project
Salt Dome Roofing Project Asbestos Report - St. Louis Location
Salt Dome Roofing Project Asbestos Report - Town & Country Location
RFB 9-150604KH Page Maintenance Building Demolition and Grading Project
Page Maintenance Building Demolition and Grading Project Plans
Hazardous Material Report
Hazardous Material Report - Addendum 001
June 3, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
June 11,
2015 @
2:00 p.m.
June 19th, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-150603KH1 Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project
RFB 9-150603KH1 Poplar Bluff Restroom Remodeling Project Tabulation
'All Bids Rejected'
RFB 9-150603KH Fruitland Demolition and Vault Toilet Installation Project
Fruitland Demolition and Vault Toilet Installation Project Plans
Fruitland Vault Toilet Drawings
Asbestos Report - Fruitland Rest Area
RFB 9-150602KH Williamsburg Septic System Improvements Project
Addendum 003
RFB 9-150520KH Summersville Mechanics and Cold Storage Building
Summersville Mechanics and Cold Storage Building Spec
Summersville Mechanics and Cold Storage Building Plans
Soil Boring Report
Texas County Wage Order
Revised Plan Sheet 14 - Summersville Mechanics and Cold Storage Building
Cahills Construction, Inc.
(573) 729-4119 (Phone)
(573) 729-4527 (Fax)
9-150422KH Versailles Mechanics Building Addition
Versailles Mechanics Addition Spec
Versailles Mechanics Building Addition Plans
Morgan County Wage Order
RFB 9-150422KH Versailles Mechanics Building Addition Tabulation
RFB 9-150423LT Summersville & Hartville Fabric Structures Building Project
Summersville & Hartville Pre-Engineered Fabric Strucure Specifications
Summersville & Hartville Fabric Structure Drawings
Wright County Wage Order
Addendum 002
Addendum 003
RFB 9-150331KH Sikeston District Office Window Repairs Project
Sikeston Window Repairs Specifications
Sikeston Window Repairs Project Plans
Scott County Wage Order
9-150331TV Flat Radio Tower RFB with Terms and Conditions
Flat As-Built Drawings from 1967
Flat Aviation Lighting Data Sheet
Flat Environmental Inspection Report
Flat Radio Tower Equipment Shelter Plans
Flat Radio Tower Equipment Shelter Spec
Flat Radio Tower Specifications
Flat Soil Boring Report
Phelps County Wage Order
Flat Radio Tower Addendum 001
Flat Radio Tower Addendum 002
9-150318TV CO Generator Maintenance
9-150317LK Edgar Springs Working Bays - Cold Storage Building
Edgar Springs Working Bays-Cold Storage Building Spec
Edgar Springs Plans
Pre-Bid Vendor Sign-In Sheet
Hovey Construction
(417) 234-7095 (Phone)
(417) 777-0775 (Fax)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Kenny-Hall Construction (417) 345- 2868 (Phone)
(417) 345-5699 (Fax)
Cahills Construction, Inc
(573) 729-4119 (Phone)
(573) 729-4527 (Fax)
RFB 9-150311TV NW District Back-up Generator Project
NW District Back-up Generator Specs
NW District Back-up Generator Plans
Buchanan County Wage Order
Addendum 004
Addendum 005
March 2, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m
March 9, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m.
March 13, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
March 20, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
March 27, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-150313KH King City Sewer Improvements Project
King City Sewer Improvements Specifications
King City Sewer Improvements Plans
Gentry County Wage Order
DeKalb County Wage Order
Revised Plans for Pages E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4
Revised Plans for Pages C1, C4, C6
RFB 9-150128KH Kansas City Mechanics Building Addition
Kansas City Mechanics Building Addition Specifications
Kansas City Mechanics Building Addition Drawings
Jackson County Wage Order
RFP 6-150205LK Facility Relocation and Development Services
Attachment F -Eureka Maintenance Specifications
Attachment G - Eureka Maintenance Building Plans
Attachment H- Flag Pole Plans
Attachment I - Cinder Bed Rack Plans
Attachment J- 3-Bay Finished Pole Barn Plans
Attachment K- Fabric Salt Building Relocation Plans
Attachment L - Fuel Island Plans
Attachment M- Brine Secondary Containment Plans
Attachment N - Fixed Structure Sizes at Eureka Site
Attachment O -St. Louis County Wage Order
Attachment P - Deed
Sheets 3 and 4 Fuel Island Plans
RFB 9-150106KH-A Osceola Pre-Engineered Metal Building
Osceola Pre-Engineered Metal Building Specifications
Osceola Pre-Engineered Metal Building Plans
St. Clair County Wage Order
Osceola Pre-Bid Attendees List
Other interested contractor:
Schlacks Construction
Willy Schlacks
Osceola Pre-Engineered Metal Building Bid Tab
RFB 9-150106KH Osceola Pole Barn
Osceola Pole Barn Specifications
Osceola Pole Barn Plans
RFB 9-150106TV Canton Mechanic's Bldg.
Canton Mechanic's Bldg. Specifications
Canton Mechanic's Bldg. Plans
Lewis County Wage Order
Canton Addendum 001
Canton Addendum 001-Revised Drawing Sheet 2
Canton Pre-Bid Attendees List
Other Interested Vendors:
Harper & Sons
Dale Harper
December 18, 30, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.
January 8, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
RFB 9-141218KH Inside Data Cabling
Pricing Pages - Inside Data Cabling
Annual Wage Order Number 21
RFB 9-141218KH-A Outside Data Network Installation Services
Pricing Pages -Outside Data Network Installation Services-updated
9-141216KH Richmond Sewer Connection
Richmond Sewer Connection Plans
Richmond Sewer Connection Specifications
Ray County Wage Order
Pre-Bid Meeting Attendees List
9-141107BR Jackson and Kewanee Pole Barns
Exhibit E - Jackson and Kewanee Pole Barn Spec
Exhibit F - Drawings - Jackson
Exhibit G - Drawings - Kewanee
New Madrid County Wage Order 21 - Incremental Increase 4
Cape Girardeau County Wage Order 21- Incremental Increase 4
Addendum 002
9-140916TV STL District Parking Lot Paving Project
STL District Parking Lot Plans
St. Louis County Wage Order
RFB 9-140912TV2 Nevada Truck Wash
Nevada Truck Wash Drawings
Vernon Co. Wage Order
Interested Supplier for Doors:
Rob Turner
Renner Supply Door Co.
Commercial & Industrial Estimator
Cell: 417-838-4991
Office: 417-833-1201
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Taneyville Pole Barn RFB
Taneyville Pole Barn Specifications
Taneyville Pole Barn Plans
Taney Co. Wage Order
Known suppliers of Pre-Engineered Pole Barn Packages:
Sentinel Lumber
9-140912TV Central Office Lab Reroof-Phase 3
Phase 3 Lab Reroof Plans
Asbestos Report Central Lab Roof
Cole County Wage Order
MoDOT's Dearborn and Concordia Rest Area Waste Water Sewer Lagoon Closures RFB 9-140828KH
Exhibit F Dearborn - Drawings
Exhibit G Dearborn - Closure Plan
Exhibit H Dearborn - Sludge Locations
Exhibit I Dearborn - Sludge Results
Exhibit J Dearborn - MDNR Approvl of Closure Plan
Exhibit K Concordia - Drawings
Exhibit L Concordia - Closure Plan
Exhibit M Concordia - Sludge Test Results
Exhibit N Concordia - MDNR Approval of Closure Plan
Platte County Wage Order
Lafayette County Wage Order
Interested supplier for bypass pumping:
Water Movers Midwest
Chris Dickason
9-140827TV Center/Kirksville Pole Barns Request for Bid
Center Pole Barn Drawings
Kirksville Pole Barn Drawings
Pole Barn Specifications
Ralls County Wage Order
Adair County Wage Order
NE Pole Barns Addendum 001
NE Pole Barns Addendum 002
NE Pole Barns Addendum 003
3 Locations:
New Florence, Hallsville and Salem, Missouri
Wastewater Treatment Systems Permit Compliance Services
Central Lab Cooling Tower Replacement 9-140815TV1
Cooling Tower Drawings
Current Cooling Tower Pictures
Current Unit Pic 1
Current Unit Pic 2
Current Unit Pic 3
Current Unit Pic 4
Current Unit Pic 5
Current Unit Pic 6
Current Unit Pic 7
Current Unit Pic 8
Current Unit Pic 9
Current Unit Pic 10
Known Suppliers of the BAC Unit:
Sean Miller
The Echelmeier Company
700 Niehoff Drive
Eureka, MO 63025
KC Salt Domes Renovation RFB 9-140801TV
County Wage Orders:
Johnson County
Platte County
July 9, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.
July 11, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.
Fulton Maint. Bldg. Metal Siding & Roof RFB
Fulton Specifications
Fulton Drawings
Fulton Maint. Bldg. Addendum 001
Fulton Maint. Bldg. Addendum 002
Grant City-Mound City and Clearmont Metal Siding RFB
Grant City-Mound City and Clearmont Drawings
Grant City-Mound City and Clearmont Metal Siding Spec
Worth County Wage Order
Holt County Wage Order
Nodaway County Wage Order
Grant City, Mound City & Clearmont Siding Addendum 001
June 20, 2104 @ 2:00 p.m.
Only Vendor Name, Business Location & Regions will be read.
Project Services Rebid PRICING PAGES
Project Services Regions Map
Annual Wage Order No 20
Mechanical IDC Rebid Tabulation
Areas not shown on the Bid Tab did not receive bids.
Six NW Missouri locations
(To be awarded as two separate packages)
9-140606TV NW District Salt Domes RFB
County Wage Orders:
Addendum 001
Jefferson City Parking Lot ADA Improvements Projects RFB
Alton ADA Restrooms RFB
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Poplar Bluff, MO 63902
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Pemiscot Co. Wage Order
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Poplar Bluff Soil Boring Report
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Lamb Construction
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Concordia Rest Area Sewer Improvements Project
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St. Charles Maintenance Building Renovation
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Pre-Bid Conference Attendees List
Schneider Construction
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Turner Constructors
UPS Maintenance Services Project
February 21, 2013 @ 2:00 p.m.
February 25, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
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December 28, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
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PB Revised Drawings-Addendum 002 REVISED
Poplar Bluff Specifications
Revised Butler Co. Wage Order
Poplar Bluff Addendum 002
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9-121213RJ Belton Truck Wash
Project Drawings
November 15, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
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St. Louis Co. Wage Order
Insulation Bid Tab
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Truck Wash Drawings
Wage Orders for Shelby and Audrain Counties
9-121024TV Alton Pole Barn RFB
Alton Pole Barn Drawings
Oregon Co. Wage Order
Mt. Vernon and
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Wage Orders for Lawrence and Vernon Counties
Mt. Vernon and Nevada Truck Wash Bid Tab
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> > > Any one knows how Ximian is getting away (or
> not) with mixing proprietary
> > > "connector" software with an open source base?
> Is it the good-o dynamic
> > > linking does not violate GPL type of argument?
My question is why did he decide to open source the
PIM and make the connector proprietary. Wouldn't it
have been better to offer a proprietary PIM and an OSS
connector? PIMs are something less well suited to OSS
than connectors.
Also, others may modify an OSS connector so the client
works with more things--which is good for the client.
Not sure if you get the same level of benefit with
opening the client but keeping the PIM closed.
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Don't miss out on our Fall Career Expo! Now including graduate programs and in a new location on campus!
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John le Carre - The Russia House
13 August 1989
The Russia House
John le Carre
Hodder & Stoughton
Published in The Australian
The 58-year-old John le Carre squeezes what may be the last drop of blood from the Cold War, in this beautifully written fantasy of glasnost era espionage. It is the story of the alcoholic, down-at-heel British publisher 'Barley' Blair. Barley is chosen by Yakov, a brilliant, erratic Russian scientist, to pass on details of the USSR's nuclear arsenal to the West. The clincher, Yakov promises, will be proof that the Soviet nuclear armory is outdated, unreliable and inaccurate: that 'the Russian knight is dying in his armour'. British and American Intelligence naturally just about wet themselves when they learn of the offer. They grill Barley extensively, 'educate' him, then send him off to Moscow to meet the idealistic Yakov, and extract the promised data.
Le Carre takes some literary stereotypes, pulls an arm off here, and there retouches a face. His cleverly-drawn characters thus inhabit a kind of half-way world between cliche and realism - which is, I presume, just where he wants them. The obligatory dark-haired, deeply-troubled Russian beauty (Katya, Yakov's confidante) has children, is in her mid-thirties, and even 'makes a joke' occasionally. Yakov, the eccentric scientist, is also a fanatical political reformist. Barley himself is three parts Graham Greene (the laconic existential anti-hero on the path to redemption through love), and one part Raymond Chandler:
While he was with her, he would believe that north was south and babies grew on jacaranda trees.
Le Carre, master of the spy-thriller, here breathes new life into what is becoming - thanks to glasnost, and hacks like Jeffrey Archer - an increasingly tired genre. Perhaps the greatest strength of 'The Russia House' is its sheer detail: The hypotheses and counter-hypotheses as to whether Yakov, or even Barley, is a plant. The transatlantic personality conflicts. And, most convincingly perhaps, the interminable guessing games the spy services of East and West inflict on one another. These seem to boil down to: 'Have they done this to make us react as we are, or to make us think this is how they wanted us to react - thus impelling us to do the opposite?'
Barley is a man of different sides. For instance he has what John Mortimer describes as 'the English fear of making a scene' - at times to the point of obsequiousness. Then again, when his controls push him too far, he will lash out unexpectedly, fist-banging and ranting. He is alternately receptive and stubborn, patriotic and cynical. It all seems quite psychologically sound.
The book actually begins with another small-time publisher - the Polish Cockney, Niki Landau - whom you think is the main character until his abrupt disappearance at the end of chapter two. Niki is
a pushy, short-arsed Polish card and proud of it... He was Landau the undersized bedroom athlete, who wore raised heels to give his Slav body the English scale he admired, and ritzy suits that whistled 'here I am'.
Niki is the conduit for Yakov's tantalising early data, which is hidden in a 'novel' manuscript. (When Barley doesn't show up in Moscow at a British book fair, Niki promises Katya he will deliver the manuscript to him in London.)
As Barley takes over as central character, the story becomes imbued with a lyrical, whisky-flavoured melancholy. (Existential despairers - in books and life - never seem to know that alcohol is a depressant.) It isn't till Barley starts to fall in love with Katya that he goes off the grog, takes her on picnics, and plays joyfully with her children. As his salvation begins, America's promised nuclear advantage begins to slip. It's a scale of values one can't help but admire.
The story is narrated by the clerk-like Palfrey, a Government lawyer. Palfrey is never consulted on matters of substance, but ever-present to ensure laws, rules and secret transatlantic agreements are adhered to. Palfrey has a lover, Hannah, whom we never meet, but about whom he intrudes melancholy detail from time to time. This is chiefly along the lines of how she was an opportunity for happiness he had long since blown, in the course of duty to family, career and appearances. Hannah never comes alive at all, which seems strange - until you see that what le Carre is doing is contrasting Barley's actions toward Katya with Palfrey's toward Hannah. We don't need to see Hannah, really - just enough of Palfrey's failure.
Barley travels to Moscow to get the data from Yakov. The operation is monitored by a small battalion of men from the CIA and the Russia House (the British intelligence branch that monitors the USSR). Barley is wired for sound, as are the places he visits. Half the hospital cleaners, taxi drivers and pedestrians in Moscow seem to be local CIA recruits. Even his rural picnic is recorded from an Agency audio-visual van disguised as an old truck. The drama goes ahead a fragment at a time, as these very fine details are played out for our interest and amusement. The other thing that slows it all down, of course, is the chief sub-plot: Barley's growing love for Katya.
Barley's eventual choice is between plot and sub-plot, as it were: between patriotism and love, games and reality. In the end, as it becomes plain that the truth they seek through espionage is unknowable, and its war unwinnable, even Palfrey, the grey man from the Russia House, begins to cheer him on.
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LEAN Frog has saved school systems in the southeastern United States over $80 million dollars over the last six years. I am often asked by superintendents and school board members how we do it and what exactly we do. These are good questions. Honestly, what we do is very unique, not only in the Southeast, but also nationally.
Over the years, LEAN Frog has developed a proprietary approach to using Lean Six Sigma to help school systems save money while increasing the value of services offered to students, parents, staff, and communities as a whole. Lean Six Sigma is a method of creating a culture of continuous improvement within your school system. It focuses on improving both efficiency and effectiveness. It means doing the right things, the right way, eliminating wasteful activities and reducing variation in schools and departments and in school system processes. Unlike traditional approaches deploying Lean Six Sigma that focus on starting nearest to the customer, we have learned that the most benefits are achieved by starting in non-instructional areas. This does not mean our tool set cannot drive innovation or problem-solving in instructional areas. It is just that most often non-instructional areas have not been a focus.
Due to the No Child Left Behind laws, school systems have focused on improving instructional areas over the past few years, while non-instructional areas are often only addressed if a significant issue arises. As a result, there are often significant opportunities to improve the level of service and reduce cost in non-instructional areas. We find these opportunities, innovate solutions, and develop standardized, repeatable, and measured processes to ensure the innovations last through our proprietary LEAN School Management Services™. This is a flexible, expandable service that fits school systems of almost any size. We become your school system's outsourced continuous improvement department, which allows you to purchase what you need as you need it at substantially less cost than hiring a Lean Six Sigma expert to be on staff. This is more economical for your school system. Our team has developed unique proprietary tools geared especially for K-12 public schools.
Here's how it works:
ASSESS: Our FREE Lean Opportunity Readiness Assessment® alone has identified over $15 million dollars in potential improvement opportunities for over 46 school systems.
The ASSESS Phase often begins with a client school system asking us to perform a FREE Lean Opportunity Readiness Assessment® (LORA) of up to three non-instructional departments. As part of the LORA, we also conduct a Performance and Process Management (PPM) System Maturity Level Assessment™ and an Organizational Change Readiness (OCR) Level Assessment™. At completion, we have a strong understanding of opportunities that may exist within your school system to save money or improve services or both. We will also be able to identify whether your organization is ready to easily implement change and what approaches will best make improvements last. This information is provided to the school system in a formal report. Our FREE Lean Opportunity Readiness Assessment® alone has identified over $15 million dollars in potential improvement opportunities for over 46 school systems .
While the LORA does identify potential opportunities, it is important to remember that it is based on a snap shot of data and brief interviews with school system staff. A deeper look may be needed prior to developing a Detailed Improvement Roadmap™ complete with detailed implementation recommendations. Therefore, the Assess Phase often continues with Detailed Efficiency Reviews™ (DER) or Organizational Reviews™ (OR), or a combination of both.
The DER is our "deep dive" into the efficiency and effectiveness of a department's internal processes. This formal review process involves detailed analysis of data provided, interviews with administrators and staff, onsite observation of work processes as they occur, and workflow analysis. We provide commendations along with practical, actionable recommendations, and a Detailed Improvement Roadmap™ that details how to implement the recommended improvements. The detail steps for each proprietary DER is different based on the assessed non-instructional department, as well as the size of the school system.
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Either of these assessments may be performed for a single department/function, multiple departments/functions, or for the entire school system as a whole. After completing these assessments, we will develop a custom Detailed Implementation Roadmap™ based on the school system's resources, needs, and speed of change required .
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During the IMPROVE Phase, we will support the implementation of our recommended improvements. The level of support needed is flexible based on the needs of the school system. This support can range from a single team member onsite one day per month to a team onsite one week per month to full-time support members onsite through the duration of the IMPROVE Phase . We become your outsourced continuous improvement department. Our flexibility allows you to purchase these services at a lower cost than you could hire a Lean Six Sigma expert or team of experts. Our Lean Six Sigma experts at LEAN Frog have unique proprietary tools and approaches that have been designed over the last five years solely for the purpose of improving K-12 public school systems. We call this the LEAN School Management System. Our tools and experience allow us to implement improvements more efficiently and effectively.
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Once we have implemented improvements and laid a foundation for continuous improvement within your school system, we will begin the SUSTAIN Phase of support. This is an economical maintenance level of the LEAN School Management Services™, in which we can assist your school system with the following:
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Hatikvah is a Jewish poem and also the national anthem of Israel. It's lyrics were adapted from a poem by Naftali Herz Imber which was written back in 1877. This solo version for ukulele works really well and should teach you a thing or two…
Too Good At Goodbyes – Sam Smith Fingerstyle Ukulele Lesson
I recently spotted this rather brilliant solo fingerstyle arrangement of Sam Smith's Too Good At Goodbyes on Youtube…
Etude Op 44 No. 2 – Fernando Sor
Etude Op No. 2 is a relatively simple classical piece composed by Spanish classical guitarist/composer Fernando Sor. It translates rather beautifully to ukulele and is quite fun to play.
Deck The Halls Campanella Ukulele Arrangement
I spotted this great campanella version of Deck The Halls recently and Jon (who created the beautiful arrangement) has very kindly allowed me to post the tab here for you all to learn…
The Ultimate List of Christmas Ukulele Songs and Tabs
It's a few months from Christmas and I know it's early but if you want to learn those yuletide songs you need to start practicing sooner rather than later. Now is a great time to work on your Christmas repertoire. Below are the best ukulele christmas tabs I've found…
One Last Time Riff by Ariana Grande
If I'm honest, I had absolutely no idea who Ariana Grande was (I thought it was something you bought at Starbucks) so this is a bit of an unusual one for me to put on the site but what the heck?
Great Ukulele Licks
Recently I ended up on Luca Tomassini's YouTube channel where I found a collection of really great licks for ukulele. There's a heck of a lot of ukulele material on YouTube that focuses purely on popular songs and is very much just based around a handful of chords and basic strumming patterns. Luca's licks really stood out and I really enjoyed learning them.
Heart and Soul Fingerstyle Arrangement
Heart and Soul was composed back in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael. It's been covered numerous times over the years and appeared in the 1988 Tom Hanks movie Big in a famous scene where Hanks and Robert Loggia play the tune on a toy floor piano. Continue reading
A Campanella Lesson
Campanella is a style of playing ukulele that attempts to get multiple notes ringing out at the same time – a little like bells. Campanella actually means 'Little Bell'.
Eat My Uke
Youtube user EatMyUke has been playing his way through his top 50 albums of all time on ukulele. So far he's done amazing versions of Definitely Maybe, OK Computer, Blurryface, Appetite for Destruction and a whole load more. I got in touch with Stan (Eat My Uke) and he very kindly agreed to let me post some of his tabs here for the readers of Ukulele Go…


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Early Years
Lorraine Clarke-McGhie's first memorable experience was singing as a soloist during Primary School assembly aged 7. Her musical adventure continued as she performed in schools around London being a member of a steel band orchestra. Her musical interest progressed as she learned how to play the piano, mastered music theory and developed her voice in the choir at the Centre for Young Musicians in Central London.
Music Career
Her musical interest was further developed as she became a worship leader, Junior Choir Director, vocal trainer, keyboardist and choir member for two of London's largest mega churches: Kingsway International Christian Centre and then later on New Wine Church as she continued to thrive as a prolific singer. Lorraine also became a member of the renowned London Community Gospel Choir.
She also been seen performing on various digital network channels, which has been broadcasted around the world and in 2008 was the winner of a televised gospel singing competition on Love World Music Festival aired on Love world digital TV channel.
Lorraine's love for Gospel music doesn't stop there. She is a music and French graduate teaching Secondary School music and has formed gospel choirs within secondary schools, taking choirs touring Germany and Italy. She has been one of the choir leaders of the Camden Schools Choir Music Festival consisting members of over 50 schools performing at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Lorraine is also a trained vocal coach and teaches piano and music theory grades in her spare time.
Lorraine most definitely has a voice with no limits and is a lyricist that will definitely inspire you.
In 2005 Lorraine Clarke – McGhie released her debut album titled I CAN GO ON an 11 song album of self-penned tracks.
In 2009 featured on the ONE VOICE – Somebody please help Haiti video taken from the 'One Voice' album featuring Nu Colors, Mary Mary, Israel Houghton, Bishop John Francis, Muyiwa, Tim Hughes, Kiera Sheard, Smokie Norful, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, and a collaboration of singers within the UK Gospel Industry.
In 2013 Lorraine released her second project a single called MORE THAN ABLE. Which is a slow ballad gospel song written and performed by Lorraine herself.
On 1st May 2015 her second single HIGHER was released: co-produced by Marcus Johnson. This is a dance track that will certainly get you off of your seats!
2015 Lorraine is presently in the studio recording her third project title to be revealed soon with a release date scheduled for June 2015 with Paul Watson – Producer and her husband producer Clive McGhie who has co-produced all the tracks and inspired the wide range of styles. Lorraine Clarke-McGhie's new project promises to be Inspirational, Soulful and funky showing her diversity and personality.


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Building better technologyfor the civil engineering industry
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VJ Tech Limited attends numerous seminars and exhibitions during the year to showcase the knowledge and Equipment gained over the last 25 years, These pages annouce some of those attendances and describe the events for the upcoming few months. We hold events at our training centre and subscribers can register for these events as they are posted here.
Recent news and announcments from VJ Tech; these include company news, website updates and new features, software releases, service department upgrades, new products and our agent & customer network.
VJ Tech attended the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ( ICSMGE) held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from September 18th to 21st, 2017.
The conference was a huge success with many guest speakers from across the globe. There was much interest in our products, with the new Pro Instruments widely acclaimed.
Due to the positive feedback, we look forward to attending the next ICSMGE exhibition to be held in Sydney in 2021.
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We manufacture and supply soil, concrete, cement, rock and asphalt testing equipment for laboratories around the world from our base in Reading, UK.
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Expect suspense and a profound 5-star story.
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You feel, gripped with excitement and suffer along with protagonists.
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Return of the ancient gods – gives me goosebumps!
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I can't remember how many times I shivered while I was reading.
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"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." - 1 Corinthians 16:13
Men's events 2015
- Join us as we take time away to encourage one another, to recharge and to learn how to battle for our hearts and for our brothers. Our desire is to live as the servant leaders God has called us to be in our families, our church and our community.
- January 30-31, 2015 @ Highland Retreat Center


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Golden State Warriors won their first NBA Championship way back in 1947. During that time the team played in Philadelphia and was members of the Basketball Association of America.
The BAA and the National Basketball League (NBL) merged in 1949 to form the NBA.
The 1947 finals was a showdown between the Warriors and the Chicago Stags. The Warriors dismissed the Stags in five games.
The Warriors won their second NBA crown in 1956. The team handed the Detroit Pistons their elimination in just five games.
Over the next couple of decades, the Warriors continued to qualify for the NBA's postseason tournament on a regular basis. They played for the NBA title in 1964 and 1967.
The club put everything together in 1975 playoffs to return to the NBA Finals. Their opponents that year were the Washington Wizards.
Based on winning 12 fewer regular season games, the Warriors were big underdogs. That didn't stop Rick Barry and the rest of the team from sweeping the Wizards.
After their post-season success of 1975, the Warriors went through a 40-year championship drought. Those four decades also saw playoff droughts of 9, 12, and 5 years.
The Warriors returned to championship form for the 2015 NBA playoffs. They dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals, in six games, to win the franchise's fourth championship.
The Warriors play all of their home postseason games at the Oracle Arena. The oldest venue in the NBA, the Oracle seats 19,596 and is located in Oakland, California.